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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Kevin Deramus has been named the 2020 Man of the Year |
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| 6 | 7 | | by the Washington County Chamber of Commerce and the Brenham |
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| 7 | 8 | | Economic Development Foundation; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The director of Washington County Emergency Medical |
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| 9 | 10 | | Services, Mr. Deramus has demonstrated innovative leadership over |
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| 10 | 11 | | the course of his 14-year tenure; among his many achievements, he |
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| 11 | 12 | | has implemented the Advanced Community Paramedicine program, and he |
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| 12 | 13 | | coordinates efforts with the Texas A&M Task Force 1 search and |
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| 13 | 14 | | rescue team; further, he helped enact a public safety partnership |
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| 14 | 15 | | with REACH Air Medical Services, which provides emergency |
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| 15 | 16 | | transports, and he is updating residents during the COVID-19 crisis |
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| 16 | 17 | | through his lead role with the Joint Information Task Force |
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| 17 | 18 | | Committee; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Deramus was the first to receive the Brazos |
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| 19 | 20 | | Valley Regional Hero Award in 1997, and he is the only individual to |
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| 20 | 21 | | twice be named Texas EMS Director of the Year; additionally, he has |
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| 21 | 22 | | been honored as the Texas EMS Administrator of the Year, the EMS |
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| 22 | 23 | | Person of the Year, and the Patriot Employer of the Year; a man of |
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| 23 | 24 | | faith, he is a deacon and a young adult Sunday school teacher at the |
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| 24 | 25 | | First Baptist Church; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Kevin Deramus has greatly benefited his fellow |
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| 26 | 27 | | Texans through his wide-ranging contributions to the health and |
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| 27 | 28 | | well-being of the community at large, and he is indeed a deserving |
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| 28 | 29 | | recipient of this prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 30 | 31 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Kevin Deramus on being recognized |
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| 31 | 32 | | as the 2020 Man of the Year by the Washington County Chamber of |
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| 32 | 33 | | Commerce and the Brenham Economic Development Foundation and extend |
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| 33 | 34 | | to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 35 | 36 | | prepared for Mr. Deramus as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 36 | 37 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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